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Sartorius upscales gene therapy prowess with $2.6bn Polyplus acquisition

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The deal will see Polyplus join the German life science group’s portfolio allowing the latter to leverage expertise in transfection reagents and plasmid DNA for gene therapy. to complete an in-house plasmid DNA facility in Marburg, Germany. “In In February 2023, the mRNA specialist BioNTech invested $43.8m

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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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In a clinical trial, participants demonstrated a 98% success rate after six months post implantation, with arteries widened successfully and no stent fractures observed. The Shield test provides a non-invasive approach to colorectal cancer screening by analyzing blood for key DNA changes linked to cancer. Photo courtesy of BD.

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Casting aside CRISPR scissors and making a point with base editors

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While achieving the Nobel Prize spotlight would have been enough to impress, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is part of a growing list of technologies granted Investigational New Drug (IND) applications with early data from clinical trials supporting its safe use in edited cells re-introduced into a patient.

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Roche receives FDA approval for first companion diagnostic to identify.

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The VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel is the first companion diagnostic test to aid in identifying patients whose solid tumours are deficient in DNA mismatch repair (MMR), who may be eligible for JEMPERLI (dostarlimab-gxly) monotherapy, an anti-PD-1 immunotherapy from GSK. Read more about Roche innovation in MMR biomarker testing.

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Are microtaggants the key to making medicines smarter?

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This technology can also play an important role in supporting virtual clinical trials. The FDA has stated that when microtaggants are pharmaceutically inactive and incorporated into new or existing drugs, they can be treated as excipients without the need for further clinical trials. The threat of illegal online pharmacies.

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BioSpace Global Roundup, Oct. 15

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The designation of lanifibranor as a Breakthrough Therapy for the treatment of NASH follows the publication in June 2020 of positive topline results from Inventiva’s NATIVE Phase IIb clinical trial with lanifibranor in NASH patients. The trial plans to evaluate safety, tolerability, cytokine profile and efficacy parameters.

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Transitioning Between Academia and Industry: Advice from Leading Scientists That Made the Switch

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The drug is currently in clinical trials for alcoholic hepatitis (AH), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), as well as in COVID-19 patients with acute liver or kidney injury. Key Moments. Now she says that she completely appreciates the focus of industry. But in companies, you cannot do that.